Waiting on Wednesday: OBSIDIAN!

The lovely Jill (a fellow Alabamian!) over at Breaking the Spine created the Waiting on Wednesday meme for us bloggers to showcase books we're waiting on.

This week's selection actually came out yesterday (12/6 is quite a day for releases!), but I'm still waiting on it, so I thought it fit for today's post. I'm super-excited to read this one, not only for the whole alien storyline, but also because it comes from Entangled Publishing, and they're kick-butt novels are all winners! Please, if you haven't already, check out...


Obsidian
by Jennifer L. Armentrout
pub date 12/6/2011

product description from goodreads.com

Starting over sucks.

When we moved to West Virginia right before my senior year, I’d pretty much resigned myself to thick accents, dodgy internet access, and a whole lot of boring…. until I spotted my hot neighbor, with his looming height and eerie green eyes. Things were looking up.

And then he opened his mouth.

Daemon is infuriating. Arrogant. Stab-worthy. We do not get along. At all. But when a stranger attacks me and Daemon literally freezes time with a wave of his hand, well, something…unexpected happens.

The hot alien living next door marks me.

You heard me. Alien. Turns out Daemon and his sister have a galaxy of enemies wanting to steal their abilities, and Daemon’s touch has me lit up like the Vegas Strip. The only way I’m getting out of this alive is by sticking close to Daemon until my alien mojo fades.

If I don’t kill him first, that is.


Yeah, sounds awesome, right? I know, I can't wait to read it, either!

It's Eternal Starling Day!!

You heard it here first, folks...today, the 6th of December in the year 2011, is officially deemed


ETERNAL STARLING DAY!!!

What is "Eternal Starling Day", you're all asking? Why, it's the day that my good friend Angela Corbett's book, Eternal Starling, makes its world debut!

I'm so over-the-river-and-through-the-woods excited for her, and I just wanted to tell everyone about it. So please, go visit her website, blog, or follow her on Twitter, or like her Facebook page, and give Angela a HUGE congrats on her book baby's birthday!

HAPPY BOOK BIRTHDAY, ANGELA!!

Review: Hushed by Kelley York

Hushed
by Kelley York
pub date 12/6/2011

product description from goodreads.com

He’s saved her. He’s loved her. He’s killed for her.

Eighteen-year-old Archer couldn’t protect his best friend, Vivian, from what happened when they were kids, so he’s never stopped trying to protect her from everything else. It doesn’t matter that Vivian only uses him when hopping from one toxic relationship to another—Archer is always there, waiting to be noticed.

Then along comes Evan, the only person who’s ever cared about Archer without a single string attached. The harder he falls for Evan, the more Archer sees Vivian for the manipulative hot-mess she really is.

But Viv has her hooks in deep, and when she finds out about the murders Archer’s committed and his relationship with Evan, she threatens to turn him in if she doesn’t get what she wants… And what she wants is Evan’s death, and for Archer to forfeit his last chance at redemption.

My Review:

You guys, please believe me when I tell you to read this book. Seriously. Hushed is such an awesome, well-written, gritty, heart-warming, sexy (yeah, I could fill this post with adjectives) novel that sucks you in from the very first page and doesn't let go until the end. After reading it, you're gonna want more, trust me.

Hushed tells the story of Archer, a self-loathing college student who has lived his entire life basically as a whipping boy for his best friend, Vivian. Archer loves her. She doesn't feel the same way. But that doesn't stop Archer from doing whatever he has to to give her a better life. The pain Archer goes through on virtually every page is so real and honest that you find yourself hurting right along with him--an excellent feat, Ms. York!

And there's no way I could talk about Hushed and not mention the opposite of Vivian in Archer's life, Evan. Aah, Evan. He's sweet. He's sexy. He genuinely cares for Archer--and Archer for him. Evan is light to Vivian's darkness, constantly fighting her pull on Archer. Evan only wants to help Archer believe in himself, think for and of himself, and put himself before others--especially Vivian. Evan's love for Archer is constant and strong and oh-so-good...an excellent character!

My Rating:

I seriously would give Hushed higher than 5 stars if my rating system were greater (hmm, maybe I could change it just this once? Okay, 10 stars then!). It's such a fun, sexy, gut-wrenching read that leaves you breathless and altered afterward. This book releases tomorrow, so please...pick up a copy ASAP!!

I'm Outta Here!

I know this is a lame-o blog post, but I didn't have time this week to come up with anything else. Just a quick note to say that today is my last day of employment (as of right now), and I'm actually kind of excited about it (I'm probably gonna get hate mail now).

I had been thinking a lot about taking some time off to really focus on my writing (you know, to actually get good at it!), and this happened. Coincidence? I think not.

So, the plan is to take the next few months to churn out some great ideas I have and to hopefully move my goal of having a writing career a few steps closer...wish me luck!

New Winner Chosen!

Since I received no response from the original winner of the Eternal Starling Blog Tour giveaway, I've selected a new winner...and that person is...

SupaGurlBooks!!!

Congrats, Supa! (ha, love that!) Please email me (jmanni32 @ yahoo dot com) with your mailing address, and I'll pass it along to Angela so she can mail you your prize!

Thanks again to everyone who entered, and be sure to stop by from time to time, because I'll be hosting an ARC giveaway for my own book very soon!